The COUNTDOWN began.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
October 13, 2018 5:00am CST
My older brother from UK is having a countdown in his wall on Facebook. He is having a 3-week vacation here at home starting on October 24.
Since the first week of October, he has been playing the host of some of our relatives who went to visit UK; one is the youngest sister of our dear departed father. Our auntie was accompanied by an older cousin of mine, who graduated the same course as me in the same year at the same college. After 5 days, another cousin and her husband also visited him, that is why the spare bedroom in his house is always occupied by our relatives.
Now, i think some of my big brother’s friends are visiting him as well, but he is most excited about coming home.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
13 Oct 18
It`s really nice knowing that someone will be having a nice vacation. 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
yes it is.
you have been gone for quite sometime, am i right? now, i think you are in a foreign land, and you got married with a foreigner, am i right? how is it like living away from our country?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
@m_audrey6788 how about sharing a picture with you and your husband? i still recall how you look like based on your previous profile picture.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
no, he is just for a 3-week visit. he will be here when i will have my birthday in November.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
14 Oct 18
@ridingbet Yes I know a visit but is he staying at your home no? Oh you have your birthday soon nice to know.
I wish a happy birthday in advance.
I wish a happy birthday in advance.1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
@Courage7 yes we are living in our ancestral home so he will stay here. my birthday is on November, and he will be here too. i think i will also be on duty.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
14 Oct 18
@ridingbet A big of change in temperature and weather for him.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
yes it is. he is all alone in UK so his having vacation here at home will give him relaxation and reminiscence of being a resident here in our ancestral home.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
@LadyDuck yes it will be. if the temperature here is already cold, he will be shirtless because 'it is still hot' for him. even though we are already wearing sweaters or jackets, he will say it is still so hot.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Oct 18
@ridingbet I like that too. It saves a lot of money that way.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
yes, and he will have his break from work in UK. it is also good because the technology now does not need the pictures to be developed but just produce via the net.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
13 Oct 18
Oh the tradition of the Filipino, always excited to meet the relatives and neighbors and friend and host a good buffer for them. It always stays in us.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
Filipinos are known to be hospitable; we even give the most expensive meals even if we have to borrow money from others.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
that is very true, it doesn't matter if we borrow money as long as we see our guests and visitors very happy.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Oct 18
@ilocosboy then the payback time is the most difficult part
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Oct 18
i agree. for sure.
we will also have the time to enter the latest super mall since we haven't gone there yet. my big brother loves to visit new places.
